Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun pl] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the signalman was prevented from inadvertently releasing signals for a second train to enter before the first was clear . |
| 2 | That might seem reasonable , except that in China it is quite normal for ailing politicians to be filmed for the evening television news on their sick beds , perhaps receiving wishes for a speedy recovery from solicitous friends . |
| 3 | Er so we wrote to the heads of the schools and they were quite willing to accommodate er us and then I found out that er Muslims are already taking assemblies for a few years . |
| 4 | But they are still discussing plans for a national network of terminals . |
| 5 | They are also finalising plans for a European tour later this year — which is going to mean fewer dates back home — including Farnham . |
| 6 | At the time of his death Campbell was unsuccessfully seeking backers for a jet-driven car to go through the sound barrier . |
| 7 | Before the Barcelona games Nike executives told the Daily Mirror they had lined up racing certs for a nationwide billboard blitz . |
| 8 | It has to be as , apart from briefly translating ideas for a new character on to paper , he finds ‘ there is so little time . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , the band are currently writing songs for a new studio LP which will feature a host of guest vocalists — many of whom have been affiliated with The Pogues during their nine-year history . |